Automatic cabinet-bed.



N0. 673,536. Patented May 7, I90I. C. M. HAMILTON.

AUTOMATIC CABINET BED.

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UNITED. STATES" PATENT-LOFFIOE.

CLAYTON M. HAMILTON, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-v HALF ToHENRY HUNT, OF SAMETLAOEQ,

AUTOMATIC CABINET-BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 673,536, dated May7,1901.

Application filed August 15, 1900. Serial No. 26,960. (No model.) 7

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, CLAYTON M. HAMILTON, of Boston, in the county ofSufiolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and. 5 usefulImprovement in Automatic Cabinet- Beds,of which the following, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of beds that are adapted to bereadily compacted and inclosed within an ornamental cabinet when not inuse; and it consists in combining with the cabinet a semi-an tomaticmechanism that will assist in placing the bed in an elevated I 5position within the cabinet.

The object of my invention is to so improve the construction andarrangement of parts that it may be easily handled and safely used. Thisobject I attain by means of the mechan- 2o ism illustrated in theaccompanying drawings,

in which Figure 1 is an end elevation of the cabinet, also showing inside elevation the bedstead as it appears ready for use, entirelydetached from the cabinet. Fig. 2 shows in front elevation the bed as itappears when turned up within the cabinet, the cabinet being representedas open. Fig. 3 is a vertical section showing a part of the cabinet anda part of the bed in a vertical position Within it, also thesemi-automatic mechanism in its vertical position. Fig. 4 is a verticalsection showing a part of the bedstead and cabinet and also thesemi-automatic mechanism. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the semi-automaticmechanism.

The outside of the cabinet is indicated in Fig. 1 byA and its door ordoors by A. This cabinet may be made in any desired style. Instead ofdoors curtains may be used for the front of the cabinet, and the part Amay be used as a seat and properly upholstered. The bedstead is alsoshown in Fig. 1. It will be observed that this bedstead is entirelydetached from the cabinet and is complete in 5 itself and may be movedfrom the cabinet to another part of the room, or even to another room.

The bedstead consists of two side bars B B (see Fig. 2, which shows theunder side,) two 51 end cross-bars B and B and intermediate cross-bars BB Foldings legs 0 O and O O are attached to the frame of the bedsteadand are braced by the bent bars 0 0 Head and foot pieces of any designmay be attached to the frame of the bedstead. 55

I will now describe the semi -automatic mechanism by which the user isassisted in turning up the bedstead in the cabinet and which holds itup'in its place.

Two standards D D and D D are firmly attached to the floor A of thecabinet and have rigidly attached to their upper ends a crossbar D andthe cross-plate D which is firmly connected to the crossbar D. A tiltingplatform E is hinged at E to the cross-bar D or otherwise pivotallyattached to the fixed parts. This tilting platform E has attached to ita casing E E in which are secured a series of coiled springs S S, theends of which are connected by straps S S and clasps S S to the fixedcross-plate D Figs.

3 and 4. The springs S S and their connections are so arranged that thetendency of strain will be to tilt or draw down the platform E in thedirection indicated by the arrow e-that is, to force the platform E intothe upright position shown in Fig. 3. Instead of springs weights may beused. To hold the platform E in its horizontal position, (shown in Fig.4,) a legL L is used. This leg is piv- 8o oted at L, and when theplatform E is held by other means in its horizontal position the saidleg will drop, so as to engage with the stop A and thus hold theplatform, as shown in Fig. 4. 'The upper side of the tilting platform Eis provided with engaging loops N N and N N and plates M M, (see Figs.3, 4, and

5,) the use of which will be explained.

To place the bedstead in the cabinet, the door A is opened, (see Fig.4,) the bedstead is pushed in, so as to bring the bar B under the loopsN until it comes in contact with the cross-piece N and the bar .8 willrest upon the plates M M. As the barB moves in it hits the upper part Lof the leg. L L and throws 5 its lower end off from its bearing A thusleaving the tilting platform E free to be drawn by the action of thesprings S S into the upright position shown in Fig.3. Now the action ofthe springs S S will be to tilt the too platform E and through thisaction cause the bedstead to assume an upright position in the cabinet,as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The

Q foldingof the legs of the bedstead completes "madein the block A toadmit of the movement of the leg L. To take the bedstead out of thecabinet, it is turned down to the horizontal position, which act willwind up or energize the springs S S and allow the legL to take theposition shown in Fig. 4. Nowthe bedstead may be withdrawn for use,while the mechanism will remain ready for action when required.

I claim 1. In combination with a bedstead and cabinet a tilting platformconnected to the cabinet and having loops adapted to engage with thebedstead whereby the tilting of the said platform will tend to turn thebedstead upward into the cabinet, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

- 2. In combination with a bedstead and cabinet a series of springsattached to a tilting platform and adapted to operate it; mechanism fordetachably connecting the said tilting platform to the said bedsteadiandthe said tilting platform, su bstantially as and for stantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 13th day of August, A. D.1900.

CLAYTON M. HAMILTON.

Witnesses:

FRANK G. PARKER, LOUIS A. J ONES.

